Return to Roots:
A Self-Development Course for Psychedelic-Inspired Nurses
Step into a powerful, purpose-driven community where learning goes beyond checking a box—it transforms the way you practice nursing. This course gives you the clarity, confidence, and skills to step into the psychedelic care ecosystem with certainty, integrating its principles to revitalize your practice and reignite your passion. If you’re ready to break free from outdated systems, expand your impact, and reconnect with the true essence of nursing, this is your moment. Led by two trailblazing psychedelic nurse educators, you’ll gain the expertise and support to step boldly into the future of healthcare.Â
Join the movement →Recognize this...
✓ You feel alone as a psychedelic-inspired nurse and don’t know other nursing professionals you can safely share and explore with
✓ You have had a psychedelic experience that has inspired you to care for your patients differently but aren’t sure how to integrate it into your current nursing practice
✓ You feel burnt out and want to reconnect your “why” for becoming a nurse and learn to better resource yourself to thrive in your current nursing role
✓ You are interested in psychedelic practitioner education but haven’t found anything that is developed for nurses and highlights nursings unique gifts and capabilities
âś“Â You are currently practicing as a psychedelic nurse but feel you need to better resource yourself through self-development and community connection
âś“Â You need continuing education hours and want to find a way to fulfill them that speaks to the soul of nursing
You've participated in transformative experiences like retreats but struggle to integrate those changes into your daily life as a nurse.
You're exploring psychedelic education but aren’t sure how it applies to your role in nursing.
You want to connect with colleagues but feel uncertain about discussing psychedelics in your workplace.
Imagine a world where your gifts as a nurse healer were honored and sought after.Â
Imagine engaging in nursing work that serves the whole person and addresses root causes of wellbeing.Â
Imagine a discipline of nursing that combines holistic practice, reverence for nature, and spiritual engagement within an ethical framework of care.
Imagine starting to practice in a holistic, psychedelically-informed way in your current nursing role, transforming your work and increasing your fulfillment.Â
Imagine engaging in a network of like-minded psychedelic nursing professionals, leading the way in co-creating a holistic psychedelic nursing revolution.
INTRODUCING
Return to Roots:
A Self-Development Course for Psychedelic-Inspired Nurses
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The 10 week course where you will learn the unique gifts that holistic psychedelic nurses bring to the table, and achieve a more fulfilling, presence-centered nursing practice in your current nursing role.Â
 With ongoing access to our course, you will be able to engage with the content as you deepen your psychedelic nursing path, and finally feel supported in your calling as a holistic psychedelic nurse.Â
By the end of Return to Roots, you'll know how to:
Feel confident about your role in the psychedelic revival by honoring the unique approach of holistic psychedelic nursing care which emphasizes presence-centered care and the healing environment
Deepen your own self-cultivation practice through community support and accountability
Reconnect with the sacred roots of caregiving by exploring indigenous wisdom foundations, psychedelic nursing history, and your own healing ancestries
What others say about working with HPNC
Sharon D. - RN
Creator of TheMushroomNurseCollective
I came into this course knowing quite a bit about the science of psychedelics but very little about Holistic Nursing so there was a huge learning curve for me but I’m so grateful to have gone on this journey of completing the course.
If you are a nurse, and you have interest in helping people in the psychedelic space this course is an absolute MUST! Angela and Stephanie offer not only a wealth of knowledge that you just can’t get anywhere else, but also a community of nurses who share the same interest and passion about these compounds and helping people. The coursework is engaging and challenging. I felt I not only grew as a practitioner but as an individual as well!
The psychedelic landscape is rapidly changing, and I believe this course is one of the best ways for nurses to ready themselves to have a seat at the table.
Wanda H.
MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG, CNRN-Holistic Wellness
Return to Roots isn’t a course on “Back to Basics,” it’s a deeply grounding course for nurses at every level and every specialty, to help center you around work that matters most.
Through a holistic framework, Angela and Stephanie guide you through thoughtful conversations and deep reflections on Nursing practice, creating a bridge between science and other ways of knowing.
I came with an open heart and mind and found ways to change myself, how I show up for my patients and family, connected with new colleagues, and reconnected with nature. It’s an exciting opportunity to learn with like-minded people and take a step forward to co-create the future of Psychedelic Nursing.
Christine K
PMHNP
As a nurse therapist and healer with years of experience helping people transform their lives, I recognized the high value of this course. Angela and Stephanie artfully uncover the nuances of setting intention, creating and holding a healing space, respecting indigenous ways and people, and more equally important subject matters. We unwrapped the words of Florence Nightingale, Peplau and Watson in a new way, relevant to our work and times now. And one of the best parts is connecting with like minded nurses, discovering this community. I found this course refreshing and inspiring, and highly recommend it!
What is included in the course
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MODULE 1:
Introduction to Return to Roots FrameworkÂ
Orient to the course foundations, connect, and learn the landscape of our program.Â
MODULE 2:
Psychedelic Nursing Basics
Explore the history and role of nurses in psychedelic research and the current legal landscape.
MODULE 3:
Cultural Humility and Traditional Lineages
Gain insights into world sacred medicine traditions and the intersection with nursing.
MODULE 4:
Natural Cycles, Elements, and Ritual Practices
Learn about the elements, directions, and cycles and their application in healing practices.
MODULE 5:
Holistic Nursing Principles and Spiritual Care
Discover how core values of holistic nursing apply to psychedelic care and spiritual nursing diagnoses.
MODULE 6:
Cultivating Personal Integrity
Focus on self-care, ethical challenges, and self-reflection as crucial for psychedelic practice.
MODULE 7:
Creating the Healing EnvironmentÂ
Understand how to cultivate physical and energetic environments conducive to healing.
MODULE 8:
Supporting a Healing Encounter
Apply holistic nursing principles to foster meaningful psychedelic experiences.
MODULE 9:
Nurturing Professional Community, Accountability & ReciprocityÂ
Join a network of like-minded professionals, emphasizing ethical integrity and community support.
Live Meetings:
We’ll meet live online every third week for a 2-hour session, with a total of four required meetings. These sessions are designed to deepen your connection with the material and with each other.
🔹 To receive contact hours, you must attend the first session and at least two of the remaining three.
Optional Office Hours:
In addition to the live meetings, you’ll have the opportunity to join five to six optional 1-hour office hours with Angela and Stephanie. These informal sessions are a space to ask questions, explore insights, and discuss what’s coming up for you throughout the course.
One Course. One Experience. Your Price.
 Cohort 3 Starts Wednesday April 30th, 2025 Â
No matter which pricing option you choose, you’ll get full access to the entire course. This is a pay-what-you-choose model — simply select the price that feels right for you. Same content, same value, your choice.
 Can’t join us for this Cohort? No worries — if you're interested in the next one, sign up to stay in the loop and get notified when enrolment opens.
Angela Ward, BSN, RN, HWNC-BC, Certified Psychedelic Practitioner
Angela Ward is a board-certified health and wellness nurse coach and seasoned psychedelic practitioner specializing in guiding profound healing experiences. Since 2019, she has integrated psychedelic care with holistic coaching, supporting nurses and individuals in their personal and professional transformation.
Angela co-founded OPENurses, an advocacy group for nurses in psychedelic practice, and holds credentials from the CIIS Certificate in Psychedelic Therapies and Research (CPTR) program and the Synthesis Psychedelic Practitioner Training program. She has also helped establish two ketamine clinics in the greater Seattle area and served as faculty for ketamine training retreats with Telos Transformation. Her work focuses on creating safe, ethical spaces for both Voyagers and students. She lives in Seattle, WA, with her beloved husband and fur/feather babies on land traditionally stewarded by the Duwamish, Muckleshoot, and Squamish people.
Dr. Stephanie Van Hope, DNP, RN, NC-BC, Certified Psychedelic Practitioner
Dr. Stephanie Van Hope has practiced nursing in the areas of oncology, hospice, health coaching and education and earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice in the unique speciality of Integrative Health and Healing. She served as a study guide for the NYU Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Project and is a learning facilitator for the Synthesis Institute’s Psychedelic Practitioner Training Program, and has co-authored journal articles and book chapters on psychedelic nursing. Stephanie intensively studied sacred traditions within spiritual community for over a decade. Her motivators as a nurse are to be present for people during their most profound life transitions and to nurture the root causes of wellbeing in individuals and communities. Within psychedelic care she is passionate about tending to the healing environment and the energetic dynamics of sacred medicine encounters, two elements often neglected in current psychedelic care and education models. She is a wife and mom of two and lives in the Catskills area of NY, land traditionally stewarded by the Lenape and Hodenosaunee people.